The Naugatuck Community Band presents "Sounds of the Season" at Seymour's Strand Theater, 165 Main St., on Saturday. The theater is in the midst of an "It's a Wonderful Life" festival, which will be screened Friday to Sunday. There is a full day devoted to the movie on Saturday (www.redcloverblossom.com).

The Holiday Bazaar and Festival of Trees Weekend for Charity will be at Oxford High School, 61 Quaker Farms Road, on Friday and Saturday in Oxford. Tickets are $5 per person, with a discount if donate a canned food. The schedule is at www.ohsfestival.com.

Pick up some homemade cookies and fudge at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 95 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday. Call 203-743-1494.

The Westside Observatory and Planetarium at Western Connecticut State University will host a planetarium show on Saturday beginning at 4:30 p.m. Stick around for a telescope viewing of the sky from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is free. For more information, call 203-837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

At the New Fairfield Public Library, 2 Brush Hill Road, enjoy a "Winter Wonder-Lab Holiday Show," where participants will create an indoor snowfall (for 3 and up). Reserve a spot by calling 203-312-5682.

`The Nutcracker' returns

The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance will put on two days of "Nutcracker" performances at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to conservatory dancers, Brent Whitney will the featured guest. For tickets and times, call 203-438-5795 or visit www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

In Danbury, "The Nutcracker" makes his appearance on ice on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Danbury Ice Arena, One Independence Way. Tickets are $10, $5 if you bring a new toy. Visit www.danburyice.com. He also makes a more traditional turn with the Danbury Music Centre's "Nutcracker Ballet," will be at Danbury High School, 43 Clapboard Ridge Road, on Friday and Sunday. You can purchase tickets at 256 Main St., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m.-noon Friday, or online at www.danbury.org/MusicCtr/.